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Matt Beard
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Beard with West Ham United Women in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matthew Beard [1]
Date of birth (1978-01-09) 9 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Roehampton, England
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool F.C. Women
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2008–2009 Millwall Lionesses
2009–2012 Chelsea Ladies
2012–2015 Liverpool F.C. Women
2016–2017 Boston Breakers
2018–2020 West Ham United Women
2021 Bristol City Women (interim)
2021– Liverpool F.C. Women

Matthew Beard (born 9 January 1978) is an English professional football manager, who is currently head coach of FA Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C. Women. He has managed the side previously, as well as the women's teams of Bristol City on an interim basis, West Ham, Chelsea, Boston Breakers and Millwall. [2] [3]

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Coaching career

Beard had his first coaching job as reserve team manager at non-league Kingstonian FC. He then had coaching stints at Tooting & Mitcham, Hampton & Richmond Borough, and Charlton Athletic Ladies. After Keith Boanas moved to Millwall Lionesses in June 2008, [4] Beard went too and succeeded in the Lionesses job when Boanas quit after six months. [5] In Beard's first fledgling steps in management, he guided the team to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division title and promotion to the top tier in 2008–09. [6]

Chelsea Ladies FC

Beard was named first-team manager of Chelsea Ladies FC for the 2009-10 league campaign on the recommendation of team captain and former player-manager Casey Stoney, who had played for Beard when he was an assistant at Charlton. [6] He remained until 2012, helping guide the club to the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final, the FA Premier League Cup semi-finals, and a third-place finish in the FA National Premier League.[ citation needed ]

Liverpool F.C. Women

He then took a position with Liverpool F.C. Women for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and was named FA WSL Manager of the Year in 2013 and 2014. [7] On 22 September 2015, it was announced that Beard was leaving Liverpool F.C. Women, and had accepted a head coaching position with the Boston Breakers. [8] [9]

West Ham United FC Women

On 7 June 2018, he was appointed manager of West Ham United Women. [10] In May 2019, he took the club to the FA Cup Final, where they lost 3-0 to Manchester City at Wembley. [11] On 19 November 2020, Beard and West Ham agreed on his departure from the club by mutual consent. [12]

Liverpool F.C. Women

On 13 May 2021 it was announced Beard was appointed manager of Liverpool F.C. Women, and would return 6 years since he left. [13] He won the FA Women's Championship with them by the end of the season.

Managerial statistics

As of 26 April 2023 [14] [15]

All competitive games (league, domestic and continental cups) are included.

Managerial record by team and tenure
ClubNat.FromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Millwall Flag of England.svg 20092009 161222075.00
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 20092012 6133820054.10
Liverpool Flag of England.svg 201320165832719055.17
Boston Breakers Flag of the United States.svg 20162017447928015.91
West Ham United Flag of England.svg 2018202070241036034.29
Bristol City Flag of England.svg 20212021 15348020.00
Liverpool Flag of England.svg 2021present51261114050.98
Total31513751127043.49

Personal life

Beard and his wife, Debbie, have two children: Harry and Ellie. Matt also has a step-son Scott Hastings from Debbie's first marriage. Scott is a football coach for Chelsea FC. Beard has a brother, who has appearances for Millwall, Mark. [16]

Honours

Liverpool Women

Individual

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